Walter Andrew Wood (1894 - 1958)

Born 25 Mar 1894 in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mayme (Dixon) Wood — married 8 Oct 1919 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Died 10 Nov 1958 at age 64 in Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Walter Andrew Wood was born on March 25, 1894, in Davidson County, Tennessee. He was the son of Rueben Wood and Lydia Tennison. He married Mayme Dixon on October 8, 1919, in Nashville, Tennessee. They had no children. He died on November 10, 1958, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, at the age of 64.

Obituary: Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 11, 1958, Tue. Page 4

Walter Andrew Wood, 64, of Sheffield, Ala., brother of Miss Ruth Wood, women's editor of The Banner, died Monday night at his home following a heart attack. He had been in apparent good health prior to the attack.

Brown Funeral Home at Sheffield has charge of arrangements. The body will arrive at Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville at noon Wednesday. Services will be held there at 3 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. J. Otis Pruden, pastor of Columbia Avenue Presbyterian Church in Sheffield, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Born near Goodlettsville, Mr. Wood was the son of Lydia Tennison Wood and R. F. Wood. He was educated in the Davidson County schools and left Nashville in 1935 when he became associated with the Tennessee Valley Authority. He began with the TVA automobile mechanical department and has served at Decatur, Ala., Camden and Paris, Tenn. Mr. Wood had been stationed at Muscle Shoals, Ala., since 1947.

He was married in 1919 to Miss Mayme Dixon of Nashville. She survives.

Mr. Wood was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the Buena Vista Lodge. He was a Scottish Rite Mason. He served as a signalman with the U.S. Navy in World War I.

Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. A. R. Clark, Nashville, and a brother, Luther G. Wood of Rockwood, Tenn.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Elmo Wood, C. Aubrey May, Fred Galligan, M. D. Miller, James B. Hagewood and Jim L. Jones, all of Nashville; Roy Caddel and George Jackson, both of Sheffield.

Records

Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 22, Maury, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241589

Name: Walter W Wood; Age: 6

Birth Date: 1894; Birthplace: Tennessee, USA

Sheet Number: 5

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 102; Family Number: 104

Race: White; Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Robert F Wood; Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA

Mother's Name: Liddie A Wood; Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA

Household Members Age Relationship

Robert F Wood 56 Head

Liddie A Wood 37 Wife

Elsie S Wood 23 Daughter

Wilford H Wood 16 Son

Luther G Wood 13 Son

Nora Wood 10 Daughter

Walter W Wood 6 Son

Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1375510

Name: Walter A Wood; Age in 1910: 16

Birth Date: 1894; Birthplace: Tennessee

Street: Pinter Road

Race: White; Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Robin F Wood; Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Name: Lydia A Wood; Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Native Tongue: English

Occupation: Labor; Industry: Home Fm

Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner

Attended School: Yes

Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Robin F Wood 66 Head

Lydia A Wood 48 Wife

Lowry D Wood 33 Son

Walter A Wood 16 Son

Ruth Wood 5 Daughter

Herod G Wood 31 Son

Hula A Wood 31 Daughter-in-law

Ralph A Wood 1 Grandson

World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509. Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Davidson.

Name: Walter Andrew Wood; Race: Caucasian (White)

Marital Status: Single

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1894; Birth Place: Tennessee, USA

Residence Date: 1917-1918

Street Address: 912 Payne St

Residence Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Draft Board: 2

Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium

Hair Color: Light; Eye Color: Blue

Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 20, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1735; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 80

Name: Walter A Wood; Age: 25

Birth Year: abt 1895; Birthplace: Tennessee

Street: Berry Street; House Number: 223

Race: White; Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Mamie Wood

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Name: Lydia A Wood; Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Truck Driver; Industry: N Casket Co

Employment Field: Wage or Salary

Home Owned or Rented: Rented

Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Walter A Wood 25 Head

Mamie Wood 25 Wife

Lydia A Wood 57 Mother

Ruth T Wood 14 Sister

Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 2341976

Name: Walter Woods; Birth Year: abt 1895

Gender: Male; Race: White

Age in 1930: 35; Birthplace: Tennessee

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Street Address: Calyton Ave; Ward of City: Pt 24; Block: 1806

Institution: No Farms

House Number: 1502; Dwelling Number: 263; Family Number: 278

Home Owned or Rented: Owned; Home Value: 8000

Radio Set: Yes

Lives on Farm: No

Age at First Marriage: 25

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee; Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Mechanic; Industry: Garage

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker; Employment: Yes

Veteran: Yes; War: WW

Household Members Age Relationship

Walter Woods 35 Head

Mamie Woods 32 Wife

Jennie Dickerson 70 Boarder

Joe A Dickerson 39 Boarder

Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03976; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 99-173

Name: Walter A Wood; Respondent: Yes

Age: 46; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894

Gender: Male; Race: White; Birthplace: Tennessee

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Street: Clayton Avenue; House Number: 1502; Farm: No

Residence in 1935: Nashville

Sheet Number: 10B; Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 240

Occupation: Gas Mechanic

House Owned or Rented: Owned

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 6000

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 0

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 52; Income: 2100; Income Other Sources: No

Household Members Age Relationship

Walter A Wood 46 Head

Mayme Wood 45 Wife

Annie M Allen 19 Niece

Year: 1958. Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952 Index. Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama. FHL Film Number: 1908934. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.

Name: Walter Andrew Wood

Birth Date: abt 1894

Death Date: 10 Nov 1958

Death Place: Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama

Death Age: 64

Father Name: Reuben Wood; Mother Name: Lydia Teunson

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Walter Andrew Wood

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1894

Birth Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 10 Nov 1958

Death Place: Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, United States

Cemetery: Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Burial or Cremation Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

Spouse: Mayme Dixon Wood

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Sources

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 22, Maury, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241589

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1375510

• World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509. Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Davidson

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 20, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1735; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 80

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 2341976

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03976; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 99-173

• Year: 1958. Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952 Index. Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama. FHL Film Number: 1908934. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.

• Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233916018/walter-andrew-wood